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I'm also a Relay user. I had been using the free version for several years. When it looked like Relay was going to go under like the rest, I felt bad and paid for Pro as a thank you. So now I still have use of it, but sure how long that will last.
I stopped going to Reddit in mid June except for one very small private sub. I figure being private means Reddit doesn't get much from my visits there. If I lose access to Relay, I'll probably stop totally though - not sure I could switch to the web interface and I'm not going to install their app.
I bought the pro version of Relay a few years ago. Didn't even have to spend my own pocket money for it; I downloaded the Google Opinion Rewards app, filled out a few surveys, and Google gave me a few bucks to spend in the Play store, which I used to purchase Relay Pro.
Still, the creator of Relay claimed the whole app was moving to a subscription service, so I've now abandoned it. It's not their fault. Reddit is making third party apps unsustainable without a constant income source. But I don't want to get handed a bill one day while I'm browsing, so I'm here on Sync for Lemmy now.
Oh, nice way to spend the points.
The Relay developer seems pretty smart. He got enough donations to keep running and letting people use the app after the transitions and has been making a huge number of API call optimizations. He thinks he's gotten it down to where he can keep going with a reasonable/small subscription price. I don't think he can hit people with an after-the-fact bill, but at some point it will stop working without paying the subscription. I'm not paying for my very minor activity on a tiny, private sub, and I'm not contributing to paying Reddit any money, so that will be the end for me.